Emo Kids Anonymous

Hosted By Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon
  • 4.7 (12)
  • Music Interviews
  • Updated Weekly

With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, sports. and so many others. EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

  1. 3d ago

    184. Chris Broach: Braid, Being a Dad, The Evolution of Emo, American Football & Trump | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA184! Today we are joined by the incomparable Chris Broach of Braid, The Firebird Band, L'Spaerow, SNST, and most recently...Chris Broach and the Foundation! We talk early days of emo, from touring with American Football and The Get Up Kids to the end of Braid, his thoughts on third wave emo, emo revival, and so much more. We discuss the end of Braid, the reunions, and what "went wrong" for the band in the 90's that led to their break up. Along with this, we touch on all of his other projects from The Firebird Band up until his recent solo endeavor and the new band he has formed for it. Chris is a guy who is constantly chasing something new in the best way and doesn't seem to want to rest on his laurels. The term "novelty" comes up in a very positive way at multiple points and I think it greatly describes his musical pivots over the last 3 decades. Along with the music stuff we also touch on fatherhood and parenting, which is Chris's #1 priority today, as well as the uhh...state of America and the doofuses in charge of it along with our theories for what has caused this mess. It was an absolute honor to have an emo legend on our podcast, shoutout Chris for joining us and we look forward to the new project and hopefully catching Braid one of these summers! ----------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports., Rufio and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  2. 4d ago

    183. A Place For Owls: New EP, Denver DIY & Embracing The Humanity in Music | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA183! Today we are joined by Nick and Ben from A Place For Owls! This band has been on my radar for a little over a year so it was an absolute treat to be able to get them on the podcast. APFO are set to unveil their new EP All Thieves Vol 1 on September 25th and Nick and Ben walked me through the process plus some backstory on the making of the record. They tell me about their non-profit to benefit Denver musicians called Holy Fool, along with all the work Holy Fool does in the community. Of course, we discussed some emo as well. From Bright Eyes to Buddy Bench to Leisure Hour to The Nightsweats, we got a little something for everyone here. Go follow A Place For Owls on the internet! --------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports., Rufio and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  3. 6d ago

    182. Doll Apartments: DC Emo Scene, Running Trump's Teleprompter & Chlamydia | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA182! Today we're joined by Doll Apartments out of Washington DC. Well, technically they were in Atlanta during their tour. In fact, they were playing that night with friends of the show and two time guests We Hate Rowan! We talked about how that run was going and how they manage the time together, restaurant suggestions (Magic City, of course), plus what to expect from those ruffians in Rowan LLC. Along with this we discuss running Trump's teleprompter, working at Guitar Center, and uhhh...Chlamydia? Anyways, go stream their new single "Sick Lick"! Thanks to Doll Apartments for joining us. ----------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports., Rufio and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (Hosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  4. Aug 7

    181. We Hate Rowan: New EP, Netanyahu, Bart Wayne & Michael Jackson | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA181! Today we're joined by one of our least favorite bands in show history for a second appearance, We Hate Rowan!!! All jokes aside, we absolutely adore Rowan and Ethan and Voss, although Voss was acting super weird the whole interview? Anyways, we talk all about what they've been up to since we last spoke: a new ep, a new tour, 10k monthly listeners! Things have been looking up Rowan for a while now. Oh yeah, we also recorded this on my birthday so these sweethearts had a nice lil celebration planned for me! From then on though things get a little dicey as we start touching on topics that personally I felt were off limits but Rowan just kept pushing: Palantir, Michael Jackson, Netanyahu, a whole buncha nothing good! I had to oblige them though. Along with this, we of course discuss our mutual favorite artist of 2026, Bart Wayne the BARTIST! Go grab the new EP from We Hate Rowan, we got big things coming for them. ------------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  5. Aug 5

    180. Rufio: New EP, Never Touring & Why They Hate The Offspring | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA180! Today we're joined by Scott & Taylor from the band Rufio for a rather explosive interview where we cover everything from whether they walked back for a chance to sign to Drive Thru Records, why they hate the Offspring & Nitro Records, the reason they'll never tour again and many many more hot takes from the fellas. We get into their thoughts on emo, the changes in recording technologies over the years as well as the shifting landscape of the recording industry. They also tell us about touring with Taking Back Sunday and [redacted] plus a very special 90s/early 2000s emo gauntlet. Rufio's new EP comes out Friday, go check it out! ------------------------------------------ Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  6. Aug 3

    179. Topiary Creatures: Nashville Emo, Emotional Whiplash & Writing Vows in the ICU | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA179! Today we're joined by Bryson Schmidt from Topiary Creatures! We discuss the bands new album Greenhouse Oubliette, their origin story, the Nashville scene and so much more. From Forming the band with his childhood best friend to having his wife in the band, Topiary Creatures is a true family affair and those ties seem to guide the band through their entire journey. We discuss other Nashville bands like my personal favorite The Low Blow (Hi Patsy!) as well as what makes that scene feel so special. If you haven't heard the new Topiary Creatures album I need you to turn this off and go listen to it first, truly a special album that belongs on the top of all the critics lists. Thanks for joining me Bryson! Huge fan of your work! --------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  7. Jul 30

    178. Adam Grundy of Chorus FM: The State of Music Journalism in 2026 | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA178! Today we are joined by Adam Grundy of Chorus.FM for a conversation about his career, personal music journey and more. Ever wondered how to start writing about music professionally? Adam gives us his blueprint on how he went from leaving album reviews on the Best Buy website to writing for Chorus FM (Formerly Absolutepunk). We discuss everything from MCR to Switchfoot to Brand New. Adam tells us how he and the site handle controversial figures and decide what to report on. Adam has been a supporter of our show for a while, he actually kinda helped us get Jason Tate on the show so this was a cool conversation with someone who is also working so hard to help so many of the same bands. -------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

  8. Jul 24

    177. Career Day: Recession Pop Punk, We're Trying Records & The Last Good Day We Get | Emo Kids Anonymous

    Welcome to EKA177! Today we are joined by Desmond, Jacob, Milo and Kemal form Career Day! Career Day are a pop punk band based in NYC & Philadelphia. Imagine your favorite Drive Thru records band if they couldn't afford to grow up in the suburbs. I met up with Desmond in person a few months back actually so this was incredibly fun to have him on the show finally! We talk about the psychedelic journey I went on to find him, but mainly we talk about the rebirth of Career Day! They just dropped their new single Last Good Day We Get, announced they've joined the We're Trying roster, and they even have a solid little northeast run going this summer. This band makes some of the most depressingly beautiful summertime pop punk jams you'll ever hear. I am VERY excited for some new Career Day. -------------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others. Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA) ⁠https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠ ⁠⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/SB2RceKksz⁠ The new and improved EKA store is open! ⁠emokidsanonymous.printify.me⁠ EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠⁠ Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, sports. and so many others. EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

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  • Creator
    Hosted By Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    205
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Hosted By Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon
  • Show Website
    Emo Kids Anonymous

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